Deal model error: Is your next deal at risk?
The deal model is one of the most critical decision tools used in the evaluation of a potential transaction.
Business Modelling
Make complex business decisions faster and with more confidence
In the current business environment, the time to make decisions is shortening and, at the same time, the amount of data available is growing. Organizations that are able to quickly make use of data will become market leaders—yet only one third of Canadian organizations consider themselves highly data driven. Our team of deals modelling specialists can help you increase the value of your deals by providing data-driven insights into your financial and operational decision-making processes to help you find practical solutions to complex business problems.
Whether you’re considering an acquisition, or looking to improve the performance of a prior investment, we can lend a hand. In dialogue with you, we define underlying business issues. Then we develop customized, reliable, user-friendly decision-making tools to provide the insightful analysis you need to make informed decisions.
How we can help
Asset management
When you’re making business decisions or implementing a strategy, you depend on having access to insightful, timely and accurate management reporting.
Our team can help you develop, design and implement customized tools that will help you better forecast, monitor and evaluate your business, such as:
- Management reporting: Provide insightful and easy-to-use reporting
- Cash management: Increase the accuracy of cash forecasting
- Strategic planning: Align forecasts to the strategic plan
Deal modelling
Financial modelling lies at the heart of any critical business decision. When you’re considering strategic options for your business, like a potential acquisition or divestiture, financial models can help you make better and more informed decisions.
- Buy side: Better forecasts for the target business/ potential synergies and understanding of key variables and assumptions driving the valuation.
- Sell side: Provide credible forecasts and analysis to potential purchasers and analyze the impact of divestiture scenarios.
- Financing: Provide robust and tailored analysis in support of your creditor and bank negotiations
Model diligence
Has your model been tested?
Reduce your exposure to risk and unforeseen surprises by diligencing the structure and integrity of your model.
Have confidence in your decision support tools knowing that your model has been tested using our proven model diligence methodology.
Our team of specialists also looks beyond just the model—we provide practical commentary on how the model addresses broader business issues.
Decision support
Timely, accurate and relevant data lies at the heart of any critical business decision.
We can help you understand the impact of strategic business decisions before you make them with data analysis and reports, including:
- investment appraisal
- profitability analysis
- strategic options analysis
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Better information = better decisions: Business modelling can help
Whether it's the day-to-day monitoring and planning of your business or consideration of strategic options like a potential acquisition or divestiture, your underlying financial models can make or break your decisions.
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